Japanese-Style Pickled Cucumber (Sunomono)

Description

Quick and easy side dish to made that is extremely healthy and bursting with flavor!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ⅔ cup rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Place Persian cucumbers in a bowl; add salt and mix well. Let sit until cucumbers release their juices
  2. about 10 minutes. Squeeze excess juice from cucumbers and drain.
  3. Whisk together rice vinegar
  4. white sugar
  5. soy sauce
  6. and sesame oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; pour over cucumbers. Marinate for 30 minutes. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 8

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